2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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The 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Brad Henry won the election with 43 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Steve Largent and conservative independent Gary Richardson. Henry's narrow win has been attributed to Richardson and Largent's split of the conservative vote and the inclusion of a cockfighting ban on the ballot, an issue which brought opponents of the referendum from Southeastern Oklahoma, a traditional Democratic stronghold that strongly supported Henry, out to vote. As of 2024, this is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were simultaneously elected in Oklahoma to date.

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